Andrew Jheon DDS PhD

Dr. Andrew Jheon is an associate professor in the Department of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics. Dr. Jheon received his Ph.D. in biochemistry and D.D.S. from the University of Toronto. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship and orthodontic residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). While working on his Ph.D., he discovered a novel gene named AJ18/Znf354c that plays a role in bone development. At UCSF, he studied the role of neural crest cells on craniofacial development by transplanting quail cells into ducks to produce “qucks” and the first to generate an adult mouse model with inducible ectopic enamel, the hard outer covering of teeth. To date, Dr. Jheon has published more than 40 articles in various scientific journals and has received numerous national/international awards and grants for his research. He is also a dedicated clinician as a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and member of the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO). Dr. Jheon’s current research interests lie in understanding how to move teeth more efficiently with less relapse and fewer side effects.